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MBA by distance learning provides students with the same foundation in key management concepts and disciplines as in a two-year full-time MBA. MBA course work is build on the basis of that student will have diverse and extensive work experience by virtue of which they will able to related to management theories and concepts. Mode of delivery of the programs can be web based lectures, video conferencing, correspondence material, weekend classes or combination of onsite and other means of delivery of learning. Among these delivery methods, online MBA has the least priority and acceptance in job market. Major difference in delivery of MBA by distance learning and full-time MBA is pedagogy. Full time MBA is taught by extensive case studies and group work whereas Part-time MBA has more of lectures. Full Time MBA students have easy access to teachers and fellow students for discussion leading to better learning. Full Time MBA provides environment for overall development of student. Full time MBA are able to avail campus placement facility which is missing in MBA by distance learning. MBA Distance learning is mainly by lectures, self study of course material and assignments. Students do not have opportunity to interact with teachers and fellow students. Absences of case studies, presentations, leadership skill building etc. Are big handicap of MBA by distance learning. MBA online suffers all handicaps of other forms of distance learning delivery methods. This is the reason recruiters last choice is candidates with MBA by distance learning including online MBA.

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar has successfully completed it's XUBERANCE 2017 with 100% placement of 2015-17 batch of MBA (BM). The year 2017 embarked another glory in the history of XIMB with 100% placement with more number of companies and more offers being made across domains .
No of students who participated were 362, number of companies -102, 60 company were new recruiter,
50% increase in number of recruitment agency participating.
The year saw record placement with move up in the average salary from Rs 12.44 lakh to Rs 13.26 lakh. with the highest package being Rs 22 lakh at domestic level .
The median annual compensation stood at Rs 13.02 lakh per annum, the average compensation stood at Rs 15 lakh for top 50% batch out of 360. Major recruitment agency like PWC, Deloitte, KPMG, TCS, Godrej, Tata Steels, Maruti Suzuki, L&T, Idea and Bajaj Auto etc.
New recruiters are MRF, Hero Motocorp, Relgaire, GMR, Standard chartered etc. The profile offered were diverse including sales & marketing, supply chain, investment banking, consultant, IT, Analyst , BFSI etc.
Hope this information helps.
All the best!!

You will find a common answer to this question that CA is one of the most difficult professional qualifications in India, because the passing rate of CA examination is traditionally very low. There are multiple aspirants, who leave CA mid-way, because of high rate of failure in CA examination. Therefore, we can say that clearing CA examination is tough. Indian financial rules and regulations, in term of financial reporting, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting, corporate finance, business recovery and insolvency are constantly changing due to Government policies which leads to frequent changes in accounting systems and processes. Therefore, in order to professionally survive a CA has to constantly upgrade his knowledge and skills to meet customers expectation.

1. No. Of test takers
2. Pedigree of test takers
3. Student to intake ratio of the top 20 b-schools
4. Level of difficulty of an exam
CAT is objective in nature and therefore there is randomness or an entropic feel to it. You cannot predict the number of answers/score in order to get a call from your dream b-school. It is taken by roughly 2L candidates every year and the seats at top Iims is are 5000. So, the odds are stacked against you because to get that elusive 99. XX, you need to do better than 99% takers which make it difficult. Also, this is just the first part of the story. The next part is the GDPI. Once you get the b-school call you were hoping for, to make the final cut, you need to fare better than roughly 50% people who are called. For e. g. , IIM-A calls 800 candidates to select its class of 400. All of those 800 have stellar %iles and academics and you need to beat higher pedigree candidates who are as good as you.

According to my view, Distance learning is always seems to be less preferred when it comes to compared with regular full time course. Since B.Com in financial markets management is professional course so you should have to be very much concern about it. Although my suggestion is to go with full time course but still if you want to pursue in distance learning them you must be extra proactive. Because in distance learning you cant get the real work exposure as in college. In full time course, you can get the opportunity to interact with the leading brands in this field and their valuable suggestion. But in distance learning u can learn it in a better way. B.Com in FMM are for those candidates who think that they are excellent in Mathematical knowledge, have advance understanding of current global financial scenarios and expert level mind in latest computer technologies. Did you really think that all you can do this while just sitting at home? Absolutely not. So my suggestion is that go with the regular full time B.Com course in Financial markets management. In India, various colleges/universities are providing this course like; Seth Anandram Jaipuria college in Kolkata, Maharishi Dayanand college of art, commerce, science in Mumbai, Amity University etc. This course has very much scope but again its depends on you that how do you proceed on it?

According to a report from IMI, Delhi over 80 company showed up for placement for their 247 student of PGDM batch with 100% placement in just 3 days. They concluded the process of their placement for 2017 batch. The season saw hike in average in salary from Rs 12.40 lakh to Rs 12.54 lakh per annum offered to the student of IMI, Delhi. Various sector specific company showed up for placement offers .
Highest number of 22 offers came from ICICI Bank followed by HCL with 21 offers. McKinsey offered salary of Rs 15.01 lakhs while Fair Trade (International) offered even higher salary of Rs 15.06 lakhs. BFSI sector included the regular visitors to the campus like J. P. Morgan Chase, Citibank, HSBC, ICICI Bank and some new visitors which included Royal Bank of Scotland, and Standard Chartered.
The IT were Infosys, Wipro and HCL amongst others.
Hope this information helps.

NID is the best institute in India for design courses.
For the that (Design Aptitude Test), there isn't much that you can do. Firstly and most importantly, you should have an aptitude for design. NID papers are designed in such a way that only those who have a creative side will be able to clear it. The question paper is a mix of creativity, logical thinking and general knowledge. You need to be aware of the latest happenings in the world. Cramming up yearbooks won't help you, seriously. Instead, make a habit of reading the newspaper every day.
After clearing that, you'll have to prepare for the studio test and the personal interview. The studio test judges you on your material handling and of course creativity. You could be provided with any material, like clay, terracotta, cardboard anything and from a set of themes, you may have to design something of your choice. Since it is time-bound, you have to be real quick and efficiently use the materials provided to you.
The personal interview is where the faculty evaluates you in person. They may ask you about your hobbies, interests and even talent. They may even ask you to sing if you're a singer. If you have a history of artwork, you get to showcase it to them. Whatever you have done till now, be it a random sketch or doodle, bring it along. But make sure it's your own work otherwise you may get caught and it's not that difficult for them to do so. Make sure that your portfolio stands out. It should speak for you and define you. Don't try to include or steal somebody else's ideas. Be unique and come up with something from your side. Follow your instinct.
For all this, you can join some coaching institute which will help you enhance your creative side. There are a lot of coaching institutes like BRDS, Skyblue, Silica, Pahal Design and the list goes on. But I would suggest you go ahead with BRDS because they have the maximum selections every year and also the material provided by them is good. Even if you don't wish to join any coaching institute, that's okay. I have friends who have cleared NID without joining any coaching and who even after joining such institutes haven't cleared any of the design entrances.
Lastly, don't stress about the exam much. Stress makes you think less creatively and that is something you wouldn't want to happen on the day of the exam. For the interview, don't worry at all. Be confident and be yourself.
All the best.

Placement opportunities are very good for students in India & abroad after completing an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode is one of the most prestigious B-School in India and is ranked among top 10 B-School in India. Here are some placement stats and details for 2015-2017 batch:
1. Total students - 360,
2. Offers made - 370,
3. Highest package Rs 37 LPA,
4. Average package Rs 17.1 LPA,
5. Median package Rs 15.5 LPA.
Sector wise placement details:
1. Finance - 21% offers, (Highest package Rs 21 LPA).
2. Sales & Marketing - 27%,(Highest package Rs 22.5 LPA).
3. Consultant - 28%,(Highest package Rs 32.1 LPA).
4. IT analyst - 8%,(Highest package Rs 23.5 LPA).
5. General Management - 7%,(Highest package Rs 28.2 LPA).
6. Strategy Operation - 9%.(Highest package Rs 37 LPA).
Top recruiters are: Amazon, Aditya Birla Madura F&L, Airtel, Tata Steel, Bajaj, Infosys,PWC, KPMG, , Deloitte, Mahindra, EY, MCKINZEY, BCG , Goldman Sachs, Coca Cola, Microsoft, ICICI Bank and Google.
I hope this helps!

Distance learning has popular option nowadays, because of its flexibility of time, place and study schedule. Distance learning comes as a blessing to students who want to study further while continuing with jobs or who might not be able to attend a full-time course for various reasons.
The most frequent query from students regarding distance learning is related to the confusion over the value of a distance learning programme. The answer to this totally depends on the student. Some students can make the most of a distance learning programme, but there are also others who are not comfortable with this pattern.
Allows students to pursue studies along with a job, it is more affordable (Distance learning programmes cost way less than a full-time, regular programme. Very economically viable option, easy on the pockets), more comfortable, more recognizable among employers.

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There is decent scope in government jobs for CA, in India. CA refers to the Chartered Accountant. Basically, a CA is any person with specialization and skills as well as required knowledge in the arenas of management, accountancy and audit. The academic course for Chartered Accountant can be pursued by candidates after completion of their 10+2. The procedure for screening of candidates for CA begins with basic foundation program. This is meant to test the basic knowledge of the candidates in statistics, accountancy, English and economics. Once, the candidates complete their foundation course, they are required to work under the guidance of a practicing CA as an intern in order to enhance their knowledge pertaining to the fields of taxation and law along with the awareness regarding costing, as well as accountancy. Once this level is accomplished, there is a final level, in which the candidates gain superior knowledge in the required subjects. Once this final level is successfully completed by the candidates, they can begin their professional practice as a Chartered Accountant.
Their work beyond this may include inspection of the accounts, representation of specific organizations in cases, appealing in courts, across various tribunals, on behalf of the organization that they work for. They might head the department of finance or get work as officials that are responsible for carrying out independent audit for varied organizations and institutions. A qualified Chartered Accountant might perform any of the said tasks, including Accounting, Cost Accountancy, Work as Executors and Trustees, Taxation, Directorship, Auditing, special work in various companies, secretarial work in the companies, shared valuation work as well investigation.
Government Jobs (India) for CA are available in various banks across the country and in government owned financial institutions:
Chartered Accountant in Public Sector Banks and RRB, Treasury Manager in RRB (Regional Rural Banks), Scale III Specialist Officers in banks Accountant, Chief Manager (finance and accounts) and Assistant Administrative Officer (CA).
Top opportunities:
Public Limited Companies (obligatory for the purpose of law) Banks (Both the private and public sector banks hire Chartered Accountants.), Finance Companies, Investment Houses, Portfolio Management Companies, Mutual Funds, Stock Broking Firms Legal firms, Patent Firms, , Trade Mark and Copyright Registers, attorneys and Legal houses Auditing Firms

I will give you my views based on the assumption that DU is the only option for you.
B.Com (h) opens up accounting avenues. You can pursue CA along with it but then you will have to do a correspondence course as the new rule of DU does not allow regular B.Com (h) students to pursue CA too.
You must have heard about the Big4: KPMG, Delloit, E&Y, PwC. If you dream of working in these audit companies then this is the apt choice.
My personal advice would be to opt for a regular course if you are getting good colleges like SRCC,LSR or so. Believe me the experience you get there is unmatched and you will cherish it forever.
Economics (hons) does not have accounts in its syllabus. You will get to read subjects like Macro eco, Micro eco, International eco, Stats, Maths, History of Indian eco, environmental eco etc. If you want to do research based work or policy making and/or wish to become a college professor then this is the right choice. Masters in economics is the most preferred choice after this course which is also mandatory for becoming a professor or getting into Indian Economic Services (IES).
There are three other courses that you have not mentioned but I think they might interest you. BBE, BBS, and BFIA. DU conducts an entrance exam for admission to these courses. The final merit list is drawn on the basis of Boards exam marks, entrance test score (BBE) + GD-PI score (BBS, BFIA).

Certified internal auditor with SAP does not provides you with many government job opportunities because government does not have any job or positions related to certified internal auditor with SAP.
There are many certified internal auditor with SAP which are needed by many private companies for the audit so they are needed to complete these audits.
There are also some companies who are offering the certified internal auditor with SAP a position in the company as auditor and some of the companies which are interested in this are as follows:
Adecco Group | Aircel | Airtel | Axis Bank | Big Bazaar | DTDC | Flipkart | Genpact | GODREJ | HDFC Bank | HP | HSBC | Hyundai | IBM | India Bulls | ITC | Kotak Bank | Make My Trip | RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) | Spicejet | Standard Chartered bank | TCS | Videocon
Average salary provided by these companies to the students of CIA + SAP is about 4 LPA.
Highest salary provided by these companies to the students of CA + SAP is about 10 LPA.

Yes, it increases your chances but it is not necessary.
So, why do CFA or FRM? These are courses for individuals interested in specific fields. CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) is for the ones who want to go in money/asset management. Those interested in equity research and analysis finds this course interesting. FRM (Financial Risk Management) is for those interested in risk management of various investments. So pursue these courses only if you want to go into that particular field and are genuinely interested. CFA takes almost one year for each level. There are three such levels. Only having level one will not help much for your career. During the interviews for admission it will surely sow your interest in finance as such. For CFA you need to put in lots of hours of study, so if you are not interested don't do it. Most of the students entering IIMs don't have a CFA. So it is okay not to have such certifications. Just go through the portions of the exam and see if you are interested.

IIM, Indore is one of the best campuses in India for MBA education. They offer 100% placement opportunity for students. The average salary is Rs 12 lakhs per annum and highest go beyond Rs 21 lakhs per annum in domestic. In international placement highest is Rs 45 lakhs so far in the campus.
This campus holds direct tie-up for placement with some well known and famous multinational companies like Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, EMC2, THOMSON and Reuters, Walmart, Cisco, Bosch, Wipro, E&Y etc. This help student gets placed in international and national jobs. A large alumni network helps the current students in getting a job with excellent placement package.
So I hope the placement opportunities are very vast for students who study in this campus.

A candidate with B.Com can submit an application to various jobs under the UPSC, SSC, IFS, Banks, Postal service, Railways, Defense, and State PCS, etc.
Central Government Jobs after B.Com:
Most of the Central government job vacancies are filled by the UPSC examinations. The UPSCs highest grade of examinations which a B.com graduate can appear is the IAS, IFS, IPS and other central government services. The SSC also hold different tests as to fill the vacancies in different government organizations like Accounts assistant, Tax assistant, Grade III Exam, Combined Metric Level and Combined Graduate Level Exam, etc.
Public Sector Banking Jobs after B.Com:
Some of the openings available to a B.Com graduate in a Bank are Clerical to Probationary officer posts. Most of these banks carry out an entrance test in order to employ qualified candidates. There will also be another round of interview in the recruitment process. As to apply for the PO jobs, candidates need to have more than 60% of marks.
Jobs in Indian Railways after B.Com:
Railway Recruitment Board carries out different examinations for employing qualified candidates to the RRB, for which a B.Com graduate can apply for. The railway offer very good career opportunities to graduates. A B.Com graduate can join in the railway as Assistant Accounts Officers and climb the ladder through department exams and grade promotion to Divisional Accounts Officers, Senior Divisional Accounts Officers till Chief Accounts Officer.
Jobs in Indian Defense after B.Com:
A graduate can enter in to the service at the entry level as an Assistant Controller of Defense Accounts.